Airport’s March traffic fell by 4% compared to 2022

Despite the decrease, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport’s passenger count is up 8%, year to date.

By Brian Hartz
| 2:15 p.m. April 10, 2023
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St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport serves more than 60 destinations with nonstop flights offered primarily by Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

Despite what had been projected to be an extremely busy month for spring break travel, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport’s March domestic passenger traffic dropped by 4% compared to the same month last year.

The numbers represent a rare decrease in arrivals and departures at the busy Pinellas County facility, which is also known as PIE, its airport code. According to a news release, there were 122,204 domestic arrivals and 118,607 domestic departures.

International passenger traffic, however, was up 24% compared to March 2022, the release states. PIE saw 2,363 international arrivals and 2,402 international departures.

PIE serves 63 destinations with nonstop flights offered primarily by Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air.

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Brian Hartz

Brian Hartz is a freelance journalist based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Brian resided in St. Petersburg from 2013 to 2024 and was the Business Observer's Tampa Bay editor from 2017 to 2023. Brian is also a certified tennis instructor and founded Sunshine City Tennis LLC, a racquet sports training company, in 2021.